Selk’bag

Posted on February 7, 2006 Under Design

I've been dreaming that some company would finally build a functional and fashionable full body sleeping bag and I think the perfect solution has arrived. I grew up loving the feeling of a down sleeping bag and only have since…

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Quiksilver Heating Vest

Posted on October 13, 2005 Under Gadgetry

Two days ago it snowed 30 inches in Breckenridge, CO I kid you not. I saw cars driving around Boulder with piles of snow on their roofs! The snow season is almost upon us, and I can't wait. I'm all…

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NYC Burton Store

Posted on September 27, 2005 Under Travel

I stopped by the new Burton store this past weekend and NYC, and I was very pleased. It's so funny that it took a store this long to put proper 'in store testing' in place for their products. The only…

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Jetboil

Posted on December 20, 2004 Under Gadgetry

I've got a few portable stoves that I've used backpacking and climbing, and I've always encountered some kind of problem. This is simply the easiest and most efficient back country stove mechanism I've ever seen. The Jetboil portable cooking system,…

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Phenomenon EL Jacket

Posted on December 20, 2004 Under Gadgetry

A bomb proof three layer Gore XCR fabric, nothing new. But five electro-luminescent panels that glow for up to 12 hours off four AAA batteries, visible from up to a mile away? Now that's impressive. Safer features, and new technology;…

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Bite Zapper

Posted on October 5, 2004 Under Gadgetry
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Burton Headphone Beanie

Posted on September 24, 2004 Under Gadgetry

I don't know how I feel about anyone snowboarding, or skiing wearing this. That sounds like a recipe for disaster on the slopes. For cruising around town, sitting in the back row of chemistry class, or anything else this Burton…

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